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I’ve been collecting empty roller deodorant bottles for a little while now because i wanted to share a favourite activity from my early days of child care with the toddler twosome.

It’s a fantastic frugal activity for practising fine motor skills and also for those children that don’t really like getting their hands to messy with paint!

I just love recycling items from around the house and turning them into creative learning opportunities full of fun…there really is no need to buy expensive products to have a little fun with your toddler at home!

After using the last drops of roll on deodorant simply slide a butter knife in between the side of the roller and container as shown below….it’s quite easy really, you just have to wiggle it in place and then it is a simple matter of popping out the ball!

Give it a thorough wash and then fill with whatever paint you like. I used some watered down acrylic but i have also previously just used water paint and even my
Cornflour paint . You don’t want it to be too thick though so it is a good idea to add a little water too or the roller will stick.

Push the roller ball back onto the bottle, give it a shake and you are good to go!

Ruby took quite a while to decide which one she wanted to use….mainly based on the packaging i think! She was happy to begin painting without touching the paint for quite a while…as she got a little braver she began to explore the roller and get a little more paint on her fingers each time.

It really is a great activity for those sensory sensitive children who don’t like to get paint on their fingers though as there is no real need for them to have to touch it and yet they can still be creative and watch their patterns forming….